Milliner&#39;s work-holder.



D. L. AITGHESON.

MILLINER'S WORK HOLDER.-

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1912. 1,05 1,052. Patented Jan. .21, 1913.

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MILLINERs WORK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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DORA AI'BQHESON, OF BUBTONVILLE, MARYLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 10, 1912. 7Serial lie; 719,538.

Patented Jan. 21; 191s.

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Be it'known that 1, Don LEE Arrcnnson, a citizen .of the United States,residing at Burtonville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Maland, have invented cernew and uscil Improvements in MillinersWork-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to mill'mers work holders designed to su rt hatswhile being trimmed, has for its Ject a foldable device which can bereadily carried in a suitable pach'ng case, and when assembled can beadjusted into various positions for the convenience of the milliner ortrimmer.

The invention consists in certain improvements on the holder embodied inmy patent of the United States, granted June 18th, 1912 and numbered1,030,149,, which will be fully disclosed in the following specificationand claims.'

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspec1fication:-Figure 1 is a perspective showing the holder in verticalposition. "Fig. 2 is a like view showin the upper or hat holding partinhorizonta 80 position. Fig. 3 is a like view showing the same partsturned down at an angle tothe perpendicular; Fig. 4 is a like view showasupplemental horizontal bar to which said part is attached in verticalposition.

85 Fig. 5 is a like view showing part of the supplemental bar with thehatholding part set at an angle thereto. Fig. 6 issan enlarged detail ofthe arm clamping mechanism, and

vFig. 7 is a like View of the joints in the as structure.

Reference being bad to the drawings and the designating charactersthereon, the nunieral 1 indicates a. tubular standard or column to whichthe feet 2 are detachably secured by a split clamp 3 provided with athumb screw, and at the upper end of the .7 column is a like 'clamp- 5provided with a "thumb screw' 6. Vertically adjustable in said column isa rod 7, secured inany desired position within the range of the rod bythe clamp 5, so that the hat or work on the holder may be placed in themost advantageous position for the artist to trim thevhat.

8 indicates a hinged joint in the rod secured by a bolt 9 and thumb nut10, so that ture, w lch ismade in two parts connected the upper section11 ofthe rod and the hat holder proper may be adjusted to place'the haton the holder at any desired angle necessary for-conveniently insertingthe hand. M of the milliner in the hat for securing the r lining thereinor ,for exterior decoration.

12 indicates the central tubular rod of the hat sup orting member properof the structogether by a hinged oint 13, secured by a. bolt 14 andclamping nut 15, so that the r upper part of'the device may be adjustedto 'difierent angles'independentof the joint 8. The' lower member 16ksee Fig. 7, extends i 7 into and rests m a soc et 16 m the section 11,and rotatably secured therein by a screw 17, whose inner 'end engages aconcentri'c groove 18, to allow the hat to be revolved on the stand andis prevented from 5 being displaced vertically by the groove 18 j andthe screw 17. c

On the rod 12 are spring clamps 19, 19 vertically adjustable on said rodto provide for bats of difi'erent heights of crown or g body, and onsaid clamps are vertically and laterally'adjustable radial rods 20, 20'secured by the bolts 21, 21' and'nuts 22, 22' and an annular clampingmember 23, 23', through which members and the bolts, the 5 rods 20, 20'pass" and are secured in position by the nuts 22, 22 which also compressthe arms of the spring-clamps 1.9, 19' and secure them in position onthe rod 12.

' On the outer end of the rods 20, 20 are brim supporting members 25 25provided with a plurality of perforations 26, to receive pins stuckthrough the brim into the .members to secure the brim for shaping as maybe desired. The rods 20, 20 are axially an revoluble in their supportsso that the members 25, 25 may be adjusted'to any angle to suit thepurposes of the artist.

26 indicates a vertically adjustable duplex clamp, on which arevertically and laterally adjustable rods 27-, 27 having at their endscurved members 28, for engaging the interior of the hat, and thesemembers are also provided with perforations 24 for the insertion of pinsthrough the body of the hat to secure the hatagainst being moved andalso to facilitate the placing of the trim mings until they can beproperly secured by stitching with thread. The rods 27, 27 extendthrough bolts 29, 29' and annular no clamping members 30, 30'respectively and are secured in any desired position.

, what I claim is supporting standard, a plurality of hat sup- .avertically adjustable rod 32 which enters ing 35, within which is asplit clamp rated into sections of suitable dimensions so that it can bereadily packed in a suitable 31 indicates a crown DlOCk provided with acentral opening having a metallic bushing 31. reversibly attached to andsupported on the upper end of rod 12 and is secured in position by aclamping nut 33. The crown block is provided with a rounded and a flatface as indicated by 34 and 35, to accommodate diflerentshaped hats.

The device as shown and described is subject to almost universaladjustments, whereby the artist can place a hat in any position requiredfor trimnn'ng and to relieve'her of fatigue due to remaining in oneposition, and by these adjustments the hat may be illverted or otherwisepositioned over the lap of the artist in sitting posture This lat eradjustment is facilitated by a supplemental rod 34 shown in Fig. 5,which is inserted in the column 1 and is vertically and axiallyadjustable therein and secured by the clamp 5. The rod is provided witha tubular bearmg ring 36, compressible by a. thumb-bolt 37. The rod 7,is insertible in the bearing 35, and adiustable laterallv through themedium of the clamping ring 36 and bolt 37, and the rod 34 is axiallyadjust-able to bring the' work into such position as may be mostdesirable.

The structure is capable of being sepacase and carried by hand.

Having thus fully described my invention,

1. A milliners work-holder comprising a porting elements positioned indiflerent horizontal planes and'adjustable with reference to each otherand the standard, each hat supporting element including a plurality ofradially disposed arms separately adjusts inanently perforated to ablevertically the radially, the arms of the lower element terminating inbrim support ing members and the arms of the upper hat supportingelement terminating in members shalped to engage the interior of thehat,

secure the hat thereto with pins.

2. A milliners work-holder comprising a standard, a rod longitudinallyadjustable in said standard, a hinged 'oint in said rod, one member ofwhich is tu ular, a hat holder provided with a bin ed joint in theaforesai ro and havingamember extending into the aforesaid tubularmember, revolubly su ported therein and provided with means orpreventing longitudinal displacement therein, crown and 1 of saidsupporting members being pertjointadj acent to the T brim supports "onthe rodjextending from v the upper hinged joint, said su ports beingprovided with permanent or orations for securing the hat thereto witpins.

3. A niilliners work-holder comprising a tubular rod, hat-brim and bodysupporting members adjustable on said rod, a revoluble crown supportvertically adjustable in said tubular rod, and a clamping member forsecuring the crown support in position.

4. A milliners work-holder comprising a tubular standard, a rodadjustably supported therein and provided with a bearing at its upperend, a rod adjustably supported in said bearing at a right angle' to itssupporting rod, and a hat holder supported on the latter rod andprovided with means for placing a hat in various positions out ofalinement with the standard.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

DORA LEE AITOHESON. Witnesses: a

D. C. REINOHL,

C. W. FowLEs. v

